It’s a bittersweet podcast today as we wrap up what has been a fantastic weekend at Gallifrey One, our home away from home. But it’s even more sad as it’s been announced that Gallifrey One will end its unprecedented run of conventions in 2028. It will take a while for the Three Who Rule to process this (probably more than the three years the convention has left), but fun is still had with Doctor Who writer Andrew Smith joining the Three for a recap of the convention, Big Finish secrets, and naturally, talk of The Sandbaggers.

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It’s Gallifrey One, it’s the start of a mammoth weekend for Doctor Who fans, and it is a milestone for the Three Who Rule – their ONE THOUSANDTH episode! And what better way to pass the one thousand barrier than a full length interview with Doctor Who writer and former show runner Steven Moffat, and current Doctor Who executive producer Julie Gardner!

Thanks to Shaun Lyon, Graham Kibble-White, Jack Kibble-White, Ken Deep, and special thanks to Paul McGann for narrating our opening video!

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It’s that time of year again, our pre-Gallifrey One rundown of the greatest convention on Earth as we go through the schedule with a fine tooth comb, examine which panels and other events we and others are excited about, and as a special bonus this year you’ll get to hear Steven go completely off the rails about UK television stalwart Z-Cars!

Next stop: Gallifrey One, and Episode 1000 with Steven Moffat and Julie Gardner LIVE on stage on Friday!

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• Gallifrey One Preview
• Gallifrey One schedule
• Gallifrey One convention map
• Gally changes due to escalator issue
• Catherine Tate announced as guest at Calgary Expo April 24-27
• The War Games in Colour got 0.43M viewers
• ‘Doctor Who’ Producer Jane Tranter to Chair 50th Edinburgh TV Festival
• The Tenth Planet coming to vinyl for Record Store Day on April 12
• Ace Jacket: A Doctor Who Celebration for Fans and Cosplayers coming July 2025
• Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia due Oct 29, 2026
• BF Doctor Who – The Fugitive Doctor: Dead or Alive due July 2025
• BF Doctor Who – The Sixth Doctor Adventures: The Cosmos and Mrs Clarke due May 2025

It’s an exciting week for Doctor Who news with more Gallifrey One updates, a list of Doctor Who Season 2 writers released to an eager public, a frankly insane amount of Doctor Who props coming up for auction, Big Finish releases all over the dang place, and the concluding episode of our Classic Series Commentary for “The Moonbase”!

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• Meet the new writers of Season 2
• Gallifrey One update January 28
• Gallifrey One update January 30, schedule complete
• Steven Moffat addresses possibility of another return to Doctor Who
• Doctor Who charity auction for Children in Need
• Doctor Who Magazine #613 released
• Doctor Who: Chronicles Issue 10: 1970
• Big Finish: The Fugitive Doctor: Most Wanted is out now
• Big Finish The Paternoster Gang: Trespassers 4 – Last Stand due March
• Big Finish: Susan’s War: Grandfather Time due in March
• Big Finish: Torchwood Rictus due March

Commentary:

• The Moonbase Episode 4

The Swarm is vicious and malignant this week, consuming Steven’s vocal chords in a perilous fashion, so it’s up to Warren and Chris to help with news descriptions about the Radio Free Skaro Gallifrey One live show, episode 1000 featuring Doctor Who showrunner and writer/producer Steven Moffat and executive producer Julie Gardner for an hour of wit and wisdom. Plus, the aforementioned Gallifrey One schedule is out in the wild, news from Russell Tovey on The War Between The Land and The Sea, a new trailer for the Season 7 Blu-Ray Collection, tat, exhibitions and Episode Three of our exciting and smooth-voiced Classic Series Commentary for “The Moonbase”!

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• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• Radio Free Skaro: Mystery Science Theatre 1000 announcement
• Gallifrey One programming
• Russell Tovey talks The War Between the Land and the Sea and more with Variety
• Season 7 Collection trailer
• Doctor Who Magazine 613 due Jan 30
• The Daleks in Colour Music by Tristram Cary and Mark Ayres coming February 21 on vinyl
• The Science of Doctor Who exhibition heads to the US starting March 15
• Me and Him and Who – JNT day at the Burgess Institute in Manchester on February 1
• Toby Hadoke’s obituary for Barbara Clegg

Commentary:

• The Moonbase Episode 3

The Swarm (but not the COVID kind) has befallen a husky-voiced Steven this week and yet in spite of that (or because of it?) he made an appearance on Edmonton radio, one 880 CHED, and explained to local norms both the exciting world of Doctor Who and the mysterious practice of Radio Free Skaro-ing, which you can listen to on this very episode! Plus we have even more Gallifrey One news, an interesting and free TARDIS diary for UK folk, and Episode Two of our exciting and very focused Classic Series Commentary on “The Moonbase”!

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• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• Steven on 880 CHED radio
• New Gally guests announced
• Gallifrey One update, main program schedule coming in a week or so
• Debut of Telefantasy Time Jump with Paul Cornell and Liz Myles
• Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill appearing at Calgary Expo (April 24-27)
• Lovarzi free slim TARDIS pocket diary (UK Only)
• Big Finish Day 2025 will be on June 21 at the Derby QUAD
• Christopher Benjamin died

Commentary:

• The Moonbase Episode 2